Adoulaye Surname

222,993rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,827 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Benin
Highest density in:
Benin

Adoulaye Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Adoulaye Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Benin1,5921:6,492894
Ivory Coast1111:207,8498,785
Niger611:314,6239,328
Cameroon601:346,15131,109
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
Mali11:16,969,0354,067
Senegal11:14,579,34211,705

Adoulaye (2,758) may also be a first name.

Adoulaye Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Adoulaye Come From? nationality or country of origin

The surname Adoulaye is held by more people in Benin than any other country or territory. It can occur as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of Adoulaye.

How Common Is The Last Name Adoulaye? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 222,993rd most frequently held family name throughout the world, borne by approximately 1 in 3,988,805 people. The last name Adoulaye is mostly found in Africa, where 97 percent of Adoulaye are found; 96 percent are found in West Africa and 91 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Adoulaye is also the 139,130th most commonly occurring first name internationally, held by 2,758 people.

The last name Adoulaye is most frequent in Benin, where it is held by 1,592 people, or 1 in 6,492. In Benin it is most prevalent in: Alibori Department, where 48 percent are found, Borgou Department, where 48 percent are found and Donga Department, where 3 percent are found. Other than Benin Adoulaye exists in 6 countries. It is also common in The Ivory Coast, where 6 percent are found and Niger, where 3 percent are found.

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Adoulaye
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